Q&A: Bills, former Elder center Eric Wood

6:13 PM,
Oct. 11, 2013

Former Elder High School and University of Louisville center Eric Wood was a first-round draft choice by the Bills in 2009. He signed a four-year, $25.4 million contract extension with a $9 million signing bonus in the preseason.

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Buffalo center Eric Wood went to Elder and the University of Louisville before being taken in the first round of the 2009 draft by the Bills (28th overall). This preseason he received a contract extension for four years and $25.4 million with a $9 million signing bonus. He now ranks among the five highest-paid centers in the league.

"I think he provides great leadership," said head coach Doug Marrone, a former offensive line coach himself. "Obviously I've always believed the center position, just like the quarterback position, is a position of leadership. Whether you like it or not that's ...